2012 SOUTH COUNTY SECTOR PLAN KNOXVILLE • KNOX COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION South County Sector Plan Th is plan was adopted by: Knoxville Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission on October 11, 2012 Knoxville City Council on November 28, 2012 Knox County Commission on March 25, 2013 Acknowledgements Th is plan is the result of a team eff ort, including the folowing MPC staff : Project Leader: Liz Albertson, Planner II Nathan Benditz, PE, Transportation Engineer II Bryan Berry, Research Associate II Michael Carberry, AICP, Comprehensive Planning Manager Mark Donaldson, Executive Director Buz Johnson, AICP, Deputy Director Ryan Justice, GIS Analyst Tim Kuhn, GIS Manager Sarah Powell, Webmaster Jo Ella Washburn, Graphic Designer Alex Zendel, GIS Analyst Megan Bucknum, Intern Tim Lysett, Intern Also, thanks to Rebekah Jane Montgomery, Knox County Parks and Greenways Coordinator, and Linda Rust, Knox County Community Development, for facilitating at public meetings. Table of Contents Section 1: Section 2: Water Resources .......................................................................42 Background Report Land Use, Community Facilities, Green Infrastructure, Hillsides and Ridgetops .........................................................42 and Transportation Plans Comprehensive Planning Process Overview .............................1 Agricultural Areas ....................................................................42 Community Population Profi le .......................................................2 Land Use Plan .....................................................................................25 Schools, Parks and Greenways ............................................42 Public Facilities and Infrastructure ................................................3 Proposed Land Use Policies ......................................................25 Streets and Highways .............................................................42 Schools ...............................................................................................3 Special Land Use Districts ..........................................................24 Future Implementation Strategies .........................................42 Libraries ..............................................................................................3 MU-SCo-1: Transportation Plan ..........................................................................44 Parks and Greenways .................................................................... 3 South Knox County Gateway ..........................................29 Complete Streets ..........................................................................44 Public Safety ..........................................................................................3 MU-SCo-2: Knox Blount Greenway ...............................................................44 Public Utilities .......................................................................................3 Governor John Sevier Highway/Sevierville Pike ......30 Alcoa Highway and James White Parkway ..........................44 Transportation ...................................................................................... 6 Alcoa Highway Small Area Plan ..........................................31 Traffi c Counts and Congested Corridors ................................6 Alcoa Highway Small Area Plan Objectives ....................31 Section 3: Sidewalks, Bike Lanes and Transit .............................................6 MU-SCo-3: Five- and Fifteen-Year Improvement Plan ..........................46 Scenic Route Designation ........................................................... 7 Alcoa Highway Small Area ...............................................31 Implications from the Transportation and Land Development Principles Appendices Chapman Highway Corridor Study ........................................ 7 ..............................................................................................31 A. Public Participation .................................................................47 Natural Resources and Environmental Challenges .................8 Alternative 1 .....................................................................32 B. South County Sector Demographics ................................49 Geology, Soils and Vegetation ...................................................8 Alternative 2 .....................................................................32 C. Land Use Classifi cations ........................................................50 Agricultural Soils and the Greenbelt Program .....................9 Governor John Sevier Highway D. Existing Agricultural, Forest, and Open Space Water Resources ..............................................................................9 Scenic Corridor Design Proposal ...................................34 Land Protection Programs ...............................................59 The French Broad River ..........................................................10 Scenic Corridor Conceptual Design Guidelines ..34 E. South County Sector Air Quality........................................................................................10 Public Realm ....................................................................34 Archaeological and Historic Resources .......................60 Existing Land Use and Development Trends ...........................14 Private Realm ...................................................................35 Residential Development Trends ............................................14 French Broad River Conservation Corridor .....................36 List of Tables Residential Subdivision Activity .........................................14 Implementation Plan .........................................................36 Residential Building Permits ................................................14 Conservation Overlay District ....................................36 1. South County Sector Population by Age and Sex ......... 2 Housing Conditions and Other Building Conditions ..17 New Agricultural Zone districts ................................36 2. Knox County Population .........................................................2 Retail Development Trends .......................................................17 Transfer of Development Rights Program.............37 3. Knox County Sectors Population ......................................... 2 Offi ce Development Trends ......................................................17 Conservation Subdivision ...........................................37 4. South County Sector School Enrollment .......................... 3 Industrial Development Observations .................................20 Private, Federal and State 5. South County Sector Park Acreage .....................................3 Growth Policy Plan Implications .............................................20 Agricultural and Conservation Programs ..........37 6. South County Sector Slope Characteristics..................... 9 Economic Development Studies ............................................20 Historical and Archaeological Preservation .........37 7. South County Sector Land Use Acreage, 2008 .............14 Archaeological and Historic Resources .....................................22 Tourism and Economic Development Strategy ..37 8. Residential Subdivision Permits, 2000-2009 ..................14 Archeological Resources ............................................................22 Community Facilities Plan ..............................................................39 9. South County Sector Housing Units .................................17 History of Settlement ..................................................................22 Parks, Greenways and Recreation Facilities .........................39 10. South County Sector Historic Resources Inventory ....23 Rural Heritage ................................................................................22 Schools and Libraries ..................................................................40 11. Hillside and Ridgetop Protection Plan Policies .............24 Law Enforcement and Fire Protection ...................................40 12. South County Sector Mixed Use District Utilities and Utility Policy ...........................................................40 Design Principles .................................................................30 Green Infrastructure Plan ...............................................................42 13. French Broad River Conservation Corridor Existing Policies Related to Green Infrastructure ..............42 Implementation Plan .........................................................39 List of Maps • Existing Wastewater Service .......................................................4 • Existing Water Service ...................................................................5 • Natural Resources and Development Constraints ...........11 • Agricultural Soils and Greenbelt Program Parcels ............12 • Watersheds and Impaired Streams ........................................13 • Existing Land Use .........................................................................15 • Residential and Non-Residential Development Activity, 2000-2010 ...................................................................................16 • Housing Conditions .....................................................................18 • Commercial, Industrial, Offi ce Building Conditions